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Полу-милорд, полу-купец, Полу-мудрец, полу-невежда, Полу-подлец, но есть надежда, Что будет полным наконец.
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- by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), no title, written 1824 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Эпиграмма", op. 76 no. 5 (1965), from Эхо Поэта = `Ekho Po`eta, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Épigramme", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Moitié milord, moitié marchand, Moitié sage, moitié béotien, Moitié filou, mais il y a l'espoir Qu'il le soit complètement enfin.
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- Translation from Russian (Русский) to French (Français) copyright © 2015 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Russian (Русский) by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837), no title, written 1824
This text was added to the website: 2015-08-07
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Word count: 20